Technology Workshop Lesson Plan

Jodi Fochler

Multimedia Publishing For Show part 2: Glogster

Day #4

Subject(s) of the day's workshop:


Glogsters

Prerequisite Knowledge:


Teachers should have basic knowledge of the operating system in their school, Web 2.0, as well as image, sound, and video uploading.

*Teachers will be asked to bring images, videos, and sound clips in order to create their first Glog

Content:


Day four is designed to assist teachers in becoming familiar with tools that can be used in the classroom for publishing writing projects, as well as many other presentations that the teachers or students may do throughout the year. Teachers will learn how to create and use Glogsters as a presentation tool in the classroom.

Objectives:


Teachers will be able to
  1. Create a Glogster education account to provide an account that can be used by their students as well
  2. Build a wall where the presentation will be shown
  3. Use the black tool bar to change the layout of any image or text box
  4. Add their own videos, images, and sound to their Glogster presentation
  5. Publish their classic glog

Lesson Details:


  1. Load their images, sounds, and videos to to the desktop
  2. Introduction to Glogster using Glogster video from ABC News to see what its all about
  3. Demonstration on creating a free Glog, adding images and text (Part 1 Screencast)
  4. Create your own free Glog, adding images and text; www.glogster.com
  5. Take a screen shot of your Glog in progress so that you can see the difference between this and your final
  6. Demonstration of adding video, sound, and graphics to the Glog and publish (Part 2 Screencast)
  7. Complete your Glog with video, sound, and graphics
  8. Share your Glog with the class using the embed code on the Final Glogs page!

Additional materials:


  1. Glogster Video
  2. Part 1 Screencast
  3. Part 2 Screencast
  4. Screen Shots of Glogster
(see below for resources)

Evaluation:


Teachers will share their Glog’s in progress in a screen shot view, and then share their completed Glog on the Final Glogs page.




Glogster Video:


Part 1 Screencast:


Part 2 Screencast:



Please complete the following evaluation for this workshop: